AL BASRAH BATTLE AREA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 1, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 10, 1984
• Content Type: MISC

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AL BASRAH BATTLE AREA
IRAQ-IRAN BORDER
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1. SIGNIFICANCE: HEAVY FIGHTING CONTINUES ON THE MAJNOON ISLANDS
NORTH OF AL BASRAH, ALTHOUGH A GENERAL LULL IN FIGHTING IS
OBSERVED ALONG THE REMAINING SECTIONS OF THE
FORWARD-EDGE-OF-BATTLE AREA (FEBA). CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES ON
THE IRANIAN TACTICAL BRIDGE IN THE HAWR AL HAWI2AH (MARSH), AND
A HIGH LEVEL OF IRANIAN RESUPPLY ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED BETWEEN
THE MAJNOON ISLANDS AND IRANIAN REAR AREAS. (SWN)
MAJOR ELEMENTS OF ONE IRAQI ARMORED BATTALION (ELEMENTS OF ONE
BATTALION ON GRAPHIC 2) AND ONE MECHANI2ED (MECH) INFANTRY
(INF) BATTALION (BN) REMAIN ON THE SOUTHERN END OF MAJNOON
ISLANDS, IN THE VICINITY OF 31-01N 047-42E, AND ARE ENGAGED IN
COMBAT WITH AN IRANIAN INF UNIT OF UNDETERMINED SI2E. BOTH
SIDES OF THE FEBA ARE RECEIVING ARTILLERY (ARTY) FIRE AND AT
LEAST 20 ARTY BURSTS ARE OBSERVED. HEAVY SMOKE FROM ARTY
BURSTS AND DUST FROM IRANIAN VEHICULAR TRAFFIC OBSCURES
SECTIONS OF THE FEBA. (SWN)
ONE IRAQI ARMOR BN REMAINS IN DEFENSIVE POSITIONS ALONG THE
SOUTHERN LEVEE OF THE EAST/WEST CANAL IN THE VICINITY OF 31-OON
47-44E. A BACK BLAST IS OBSERVED FROM A MULTIPLE ROCKET
LAUNCHER BATTERY FIRING FROM THE AREA OF 30-58N 047-36E
(GRAPHIC 3). TWO IRAQI ARMOR BDE, IN THE VICINITY OF 30-58N
047-45E, HAVE BEEN REPOSITIONED SOUTH SINCE TWO IRAQI
ARMOR BDE ARE ALSO OBSERVED IN THE VICINITY OF 30-52N 047-37E
AND ONE IRAQI ARMOR BDE IS NEAR 30-52N 047-37E. ELEMENTS OF
TWO ARMOP/MECH DIVISIONS ARE DEPLOYED WEST OF THE NORTH/SOUTH
FEBA BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 30-58N 047-58E AND 30-53N 047-58E.
ELEMENTS OF AN IRANIAN ARMOR BDE REMAIN IN THE VICINITY OF
30-59N 048-03E. (SWN)
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CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES ON THE PONTON BRIDGE AND NUMEROUS BRIDGE
SECTIONS ARE BEING TOWED TOWARD THE WEST END OF THE BRIDGE.
FIVE GSP HEAVY AMPHIBIOUS FERRIES GRAPHIC 4) HAVE MOVED TO THE
QUAY AT THE EASTERN TERMINUS SINCE IRANIAN RESUPPLY 25X1
EFFORTS AND SMALL POWERBOAT TRAFFIC IN THE MARSH ALSO CONTINUES
SINCE AIR CUSHION VEHICLES (ACV) CONTINUE TO SUPPORT 25X1
OPERATIONS. TWO WELLINGTON ACV ARE AT 31-11N 047-49E AND
31-12N 047-49E. ONE OF THE ACV IS IMMEDIATELY ONSHORE
(GRAPHIC 4) AND APPEARS TO BE LOADING SMALL TRUCKS. SEVEN
LOADED HEAVY-LIFT TRANSPORTERS ARE IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY.
NEW ARTY CRATERING IS EVIDENT IN THE VICINITY OF THE EASTERN
BRIDGE TERMINUS INDICATING RECENT IRAQI ARTY FIRE. THE HAWK
SITE IN THE VICINITY OF 31-09N 047-53E REMAINS UNOCCUPIED
ALTHOUGH AT LEAST THREE CONCRETE LAUNCH POSITIONS APPEAR TO BE
COMPLETE. ELEMENTS OF ONE IRANIAN ARMOR UNIT AND AN ARTY
SUPPORT UNIT REMAIN IN GENERAL SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE RESUPPLY
AREA SINCE WITH ONLY MINOR REPOSITIONING EVIDENT. 25X1
(SWN)
A HIGH LEVEL OF ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED AT THE IRANIAN
FORWARD-AIR-RESUPPLY-POINT (FARP) AT 31-15N 048-06E
(GRAPIC 5). THE EXISTING HIGHWAY IS BEING USED FOR HELICOPTER
LANDINGS, AND FOUR CH-47, ONE SEA STALLION, THREE PROBABLE SEA
KING, AND 22 UH-1 TYPE HELICOPTERS ARE PRESENT. (SWN)
3. BE N/A, COORDINATES N/A
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